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EIA/TIA 598 (8F)

The actual standard, not a manufacturer's take on it. Same 12-color sequence as the 12F table, just 8 fibers per tube instead of 12. Four layers of 12 tubes each — layer 1 is innermost.

Color order (tube & fiber): Blue Orange Green Brown Grey White Red Black Yellow Purple Pink Aqua
Layer 1 · fibers 1–96
Tube 1Tube 2Tube 3Tube 4Tube 5Tube 6Tube 7Tube 8Tube 9Tube 10Tube 11Tube 12
1917253341495765738189
21018263442505866748290
31119273543515967758391
41220283644526068768492
51321293745536169778593
61422303846546270788694
71523313947556371798795
81624324048566472808896
Layer 2 · fibers 97–192
Tube 1Tube 2Tube 3Tube 4Tube 5Tube 6Tube 7Tube 8Tube 9Tube 10Tube 11Tube 12
97105113121129137145153161169177185
98106114122130138146154162170178186
99107115123131139147155163171179187
100108116124132140148156164172180188
101109117125133141149157165173181189
102110118126134142150158166174182190
103111119127135143151159167175183191
104112120128136144152160168176184192
Layer 3 · fibers 193–288
Tube 1Tube 2Tube 3Tube 4Tube 5Tube 6Tube 7Tube 8Tube 9Tube 10Tube 11Tube 12
193201209217225233241249257265273281
194202210218226234242250258266274282
195203211219227235243251259267275283
196204212220228236244252260268276284
197205213221229237245253261269277285
198206214222230238246254262270278286
199207215223231239247255263271279287
200208216224232240248256264272280288
Layer 4 · fibers 289–384
Tube 1Tube 2Tube 3Tube 4Tube 5Tube 6Tube 7Tube 8Tube 9Tube 10Tube 11Tube 12
289297305313321329337345353361369377
290298306314322330338346354362370378
291299307315323331339347355363371379
292300308316324332340348356364372380
293301309317325333341349357365373381
294302310318326334342350358366374382
295303311319327335343351359367375383
296304312320328336344352360368376384